I made* a salad** for lunch.

* put together in a bowl
** a mix of lettuce tomatoes radish and peanuts with a bit of honey mustard dressing

This was, I imagine, not unhealthy. It was not interesting to eat, and, apart from the peanuts, I don’t particularly like what I can taste of them.

I had hopes for the radishes, but they were bland, and what pepperiness there was is not enjoyable, but just something that I can actually taste.

I realised, though, that the mix was better than each thing on its own. Each bite being a different selection of things I don’t much like is better than bite after bite of the same thing I don’t much like.

#anosmia

There’s a thread about smells at the moment, and I’m fine with that, most people have a working sense of smell, after all, but it reminds me that the secondary loss of smell memory — being unable to remember what something smells like — is just as significant as the anosmia.

#anosmia #SomewhatRandomMusings

Hola Titánicos, cada 27 de febrero se celebra el día de Concienciación sobre la Anosmia, dando a conocer las consecuencias de la pérdida del sentido del olfato y su impacto.

https://somosdisca.es/dia-de-concienciacion-sobre-la-anosmia-2026/

#díadeConcienciaciónsobrelaAnosmia #AnosmiaAwarenessDay #ConcienciaciónAnosmia #Anosmia #CongenitalAnosmia #anosmiaday #perdidadeolfato #olfato #oler #olor #covid #covid19 #salud #enfermedad #saludmental #discapacidad #Disability #disabilities #titan #titanicos #itanico #gentetitanica #somosdisca #visivildiad #cuidados #prevención #somosgentetitanica

#DNA evidence from the couch on which #Hitler killed himself shows that he likely suffered from #KallmannSyndrome, a genetic condition consistent with speculation that he had an undescended #testicle.

He may also have had low #testosterone and/or a #micropenis, and possibly a diminished or absent sense of #smell.

https://www.jpost.com/science/article-873680 #history #wwii #ww2 #science #medicine #biology #genetics #anosmia

29-Oct-2025
Breakthrough treatment shows promise for #smell loss after head injuries
Study published in #Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery finds platelet-rich plasma injections help patients recover sense of smell following trauma

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1103846

#science #anosmia

While it may go unnoticed, loss of smell may linger for years after COVID-19

‪@tomkindlon

Interesting to read this press release on a new US study that used objective testing:

#LongCovid #hyposmia #Coronavirus #COVID #smell #anosmia

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1099143

So, I am just getting over my first (and hopefully only) #COVID-19 infection.

My nose cleared for the first time... and my sense of smell is completely gone. Complete #anosmia. Holy shit, this is distressing.

The worst part? My fiance is moving in with me in under a month. Not only do I now have no way to catch my own body odor, bathroom odors, or anything like that... smell is a large part of the experience of intimacy for me. Great.

Fucking hell.

I know I should be happy I'm alive and otherwise able, I didn't need hospitalization or anything... but I can't stop freaking out about this 😭

Imagine this: you lean in to smell a freshly baked apple pie, a scent you’ve loved your whole life. But instead of warm cinnamon and sweet apples, you get a whiff of something... off. #anosmia #COVID19smellloss #distortedsmell #olfactorytraining #parosmia

https://priya.health/parosmia/